we heard your call! Dear Friends and Family, Everyone in this Messenger represents themselves and countless others who have caught the dream passed to us by Paul and Mildred Krentel twelve years ago. When we are dreaming with others, it is the beginning of reality.” “When we are dreaming alone it is only a dr eam. Joanne Gillis-Donovan, one with the same fire burning in her heart? What if God had not What if our dream of a home and school for children with developmental and physical disabilities had not been caug ht and carried by Dr. Could I ever have imagined how creative and adept the Melmark staff has been to adapt to each new challenge presented to them? In the end, I am left to quietly praise God with a thankful soaring heart. other dream catchers! For you see, as our dreams for our special children have evolved, Melmark’s needs and mission have grown. Given her Marilyn, her sister with Down Syndrome, so her heart and soul would be moved to realize the dream? What if she had not been so uniquely qualified t o run the race set before her? And the dream widens… rippling out to our parents, siblings, aunts and uncles, yes, those who have been touched by the special needs of our special family. Sadly, they never reach the next outstretched hand. And sometimes they die before they can be passed on t o the next one waiting for that baton to be passed. Was it really that long ago? Often dreams born when the dreamers are well into life’s journey are “dead upon arrival.” They die before they get out of the dreamer’s head. She is truly God’s special gift to Paul and I. How can I make someone who has never been on the campus of Melmark catch the wonder of the creative programs designed to meet the special needs of our special family? Could I have ever dreamed of a Melmark, were it not for the bir th of our sixth child, Melissa born in 1963. For it seems to me that I have used up all my words and that there is nothing fresh or new to say about what seems so valid and not eworthy. “They will never believe me.” I am apt to murmur. Melmark Celebrates the 2008 World Series ChampionsĬalling All Dream Catchers! Dear Friends, Sometimes, when my enthusiasm boils over, I scarce can find the words to express bare-bones praise for some accomplishment I have witnessed without sounding forced or false.
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